aer•o•stat•ics
Pronunciation: (âr"u-stat'iks), [key]
— n. (used with a sing. v.)
- the branch of statics that deals with gases in equilibrium and with gases and bodies in the gases in equilibrium with one another. Cf. aerodynamics.
- the science of lighter-than-air aircraft.
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